The Great Depression In The 1920's

The 1920’s was a very propitious era. Millions of people were living in wealthy cities, the economy was great, many had jobs, and new inventions were being created. Overall, everyone was happy and carefree. However, in 1929, the stock markets crashed and millions of citizens lost all the money they invested into the bank. This event soon led the world into the worst economic downturn, The Great Depression. Millions of people became unemployed, had food insufficiency, started living on the streets, and underwent many other critical problems. The citizens of the United States lost hope in ever recovering from such a tragic event. However, when Franklin Roosevelt became president, he restored the hope the citizens had lost by creating The New
Deal. In 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the New Deal. The New Deal was a set of federal programs that would help citizens back on their feet. Some of the beneficial programs were Works Progress Administration, Federal Housing Administration, and the Social Security Act. Each program was extremely helpful because it provided some sort of Relief, Recovery, and Reform to those who had nothing. In Document C, a cartoon of Franklin Roosevelt explaining the New Deal is shown. This evidence shows how Roosevelt expanded people’s opportunities by implementing the new programs. The various programs relieved millions of Americans because they gave them a opportunity to maintain a stable condition during The Great Depression. Roosevelt did not expect a dramatic change to happen immediately when the New Deal programs were created; he knew a positive change would happen over time.
One of the very successful programs Roosevelt implemented was the Works Progress Administration. This program was very successful because it gave about 7 million, unemployed, people jobs. Roosevelt wanted citizens to be in stable living conditions but he knew there were not enough jobs for everyone. In the movie Cinderella Man, it showed 10 men out of a huge crowd getting chosen for a part time job. The opportunities for jobs were very scarce because only small amount of men were chosen to work. For this reason, Roosevelt created the Works Administration Program. In document F, an unemployment chart is shown. In the year 1933, the unemployment is at its highest and in year 1937, it is at its lowest. This chart shows the decrease of unemployment after the programs. By creating jobs, Roosevelt succeeded in decreasing the high unemployment rate, which meant he was one step closer to ending The Great Depression.
The programs created were beneficial to those who were in need of help and had no way of receiving money.